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Lester Merritt 1910–1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Apr 1910

Birth Location: Colquitt County, Georgia

Death Date: 29 Oct 1971

Death Location: Clarksville, Red River, Texas, USA

Father: James Merritt

Mother: Mary Hartsfield

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The story of Lester Merritt began in 1910 in Colquitt County, Georgia. Lester Merritt passed away in 1971 in Clarksville, Red River, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lester Merritt began in 1910 in Colquitt County, Georgia.
  • Lester Merritt passed away in 1971 in Clarksville, Red River, Texas, USA.

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Lester Merritt's Ancestors

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Lester Merritt
1910–1971
Birth Place: Colquitt County, Georgia
Parents
James M. "Jim" Merritt
1884–1966
Mitchell County, Georgia, USA
Mary (J. Elizabell "Zonie" Thompson) Hartsfield
1887–1954
Georgia
Grandparents
William ("Wilkes" "Wilkerson" Merritt) Jr
1851–1924
Lee County, Georgia, USA
Susan (Anna Clark Merritt) Roach
1860–1940
Moultrie, Colquitt, Georgia, USA
John (Augustus) Thompson
1848–1929
Muscogee County, Georgia, USA
Celia (Monroe "Sely") Hatcher
1851–1903
, , Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Rev. Sr
1824–1894
Mary Bozeman
1830–1922
Eli Clark
1820–1905
Elizabeth Douglas
1824–1910
Daniel Thompson
1817–1896
Elizabeth Thompson
1807–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mickleberry Merritt
1802–1866
Martha Brown
1808–1870
Silas Thomson
1778–1850
Catharine Thomson
1781–1823

Lester Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1910
27 Apr 1910
Birth of Lester Merritt in Colquitt County, Georgia
Colquitt County, Georgia
1971
29 Oct 1971
Age 61
Death of Lester Merritt in Clarksville, Red River, Texas, USA
Clarksville, Red River, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1910
    Event Place: Colquitt County, Georgia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1971
    Event Place: Clarksville, Red River, Texas, USA

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